Show I J fC it 1 I I A 4 > I v is Thanis g i llill1g Dinner By WniOIIT A IATTEnSON OoP1r1K1il11I07 11 I the Aulllor When It comes to eatin Theres nothln over quite so nlro An a good fashioned TlmnksRlvIn dinner Now theieH nn use a talkln to me about Lobster a la Now berg toasted on half aholls Oysters with scallops and Valcnccn nes sauce A squab nu maraschino Daggo nu gratin and Olplonmtlcal puddln ct all Parlsl enno Not for mo My Innards dont hanker after That kind of fillln What I want Is just the good plain llvln Of a TlmnkBglvIn dinner Let or start off with turkeys A good big eighteen pounder or BOnd BO-nd put cr right on tho table close to hand With a good sharp knife for carvln I want or bluffed full with a stulfln Of s bread ind some oysters Ind n wee bit of sage Vnd pepper and salt to tho tasto Sow thats tho way Mary fixes up a turkey And I toll you Its fine Von dont hanker after much else When youvo disposed of n generous gener-ous portion Of that kind of catln Hut then of course i You want some other flxins For n Thanksglvln dinner i R J4s 1 k q > t e y lWl4V > IIY m1 Let er Start Off with Turkey It for nothln moron Just to say you had em You want some sweet potatoes An you want em browned with gravy UUh If you cot mot n cl nnm at Mrrys BWftt r 1 iflltPi Youd ra p i prk Thnvrc 1II1t 1 scod And cm iberroa Of couii nobody forgets thorn when turkeys on thp bill And a hefty chunk of ba led squash I Aint to bo sneezed nAnd n-And as for me Though some folks wouUnt care fit ° r f-It Ill take an allowance of lye hominy And I dont want too small an allowance allow-ance either And some how Marv always manage a To keep a few ripe tomatoes And theyre good I toll you t 1 v L vit ffffl l I kir r J L n a r I Youre Feeling Thankful Tasto bettorn they do In sumine time Cause theyre scarcer maybe Of course theres a lot of othar fix Ins That goes with these Like jellies Theres grape an currant an era apple An a few other kinds An plccalll an peach preserves An celery And a lot of other things I don never Morn taste around Im stayln for the big show at till end though For tho l11l din that Mary always makes With nuts and raisins and fruits And a good stiff batter beat up nne steamed And served with a hefty sort of sauce And then theres pies Like pumpkin and mince and applo And sometimes ono or two more For a finish wo always have walnuts And a glass of cider or two Now Im tellln you When you get outsldo of that tho kind of a dinner Youre feelln1 thankful And jouvo a reason to bo Youvo had somethln to eat Thats worth eatln You aint had no indigestion breod ers Thats a gain to keep you A worryln with cramps No Youve just had A good oldfashioned Thanksglvln dinner |